Bush Advisor Vows Social Security Action Within Six Months of Election

August 15, 2000

Bush economic advisor Lawrence Lindsey told Barron's this week that voters could expect action on Social Security reform within six months of a President Bush taking office. "He'll make it his top priority," says former Federal Reserve governor Lindsey.

A theme of the Bush campaign is that the Clinton-Gore administration failed to take advantage of good economic times to address long-term issues like Social Security and Medicare. "The government in the last eight years hasn't done much," said Lindsey.

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